U.S. Military Shoots Down Another Unidentified Flying Object Over Michigan

The U.S. military shot down another unidentified flying object over Lake Huron in Michigan on Sunday, making it the fourth time an "unidentified object" was shot down in North America since February 4.

It reportedly appeared that the object seemed to be the same object that had been detected over Montana a day earlier. In a statement, Lt. Col. Cesar Santiago said the location chosen for this shoot down allowed them to avoid impact on people on the ground while improving chances for debris recovery, Fox News reported.

Santiago went on to say that there were no civilians hurt or affected. The Defense Department noted that President Joe Biden directed to shoot down the airborne object flying around 20,000 feet over Lake Huron.

The department noted that the path and altitude caused concerns such as a possible threat to civil aviation. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said the Pentagon had notified his office of the developments in shooting down another unidentified flying object.

Melissa Dalton, assistant secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, told reporters that it is possible that the increased number of sightings of unidentified flying objects could be due to "close scrutiny of airspace" after the Chinese spy balloon incident.

Unidentified Flying Object in Alaska

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down a "high-altitude object" over Alaska on Friday. It happened less than a week after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese balloon.

Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the object "roughly the size of a small car" was shot down over the northwestern state of Alaska near Deadhorse on Friday.

Ryder noted that the object, which entered U.S. airspace on Thursday night, was brought down using an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired from the jet on the order of Joe Biden.

White House spokesperson John Kirby previosuly told reporters that they don't know "who owns this object," adding that many details about the "high-altitude object" were unknown, Reuters reported.

On Saturday, a U.S. F-22 jet, acting on U.S. and Canadian orders, shot down a "high-altitude airborne object" over central Yukon territory in Canada, about 100 miles from the U.S. border, saying it posed a threat to civilian flight.

On February 4, the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The balloon stayed above the U.S. for a week before Biden decided to shoot it down.

According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the U.S. believes that the objects shot down were balloons. Schumer did not say the flying objects were Chinese but noted that Beijing was likely using a "crew of balloons" probably deployed worldwide.

The second and third unidentified flying objects were reportedly about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. The U.S. government has been on high alert after it took down the first Chinese spy balloon.

U.S. Officials Still Trying to Identify the Unidentified Flying Objects

U.S. officials were reportedly still trying to identify the two unidentified flying objects blown from the sky by F-22 fighter jets over the past two days. They were also working to know whether China was responsible as concerns about what the U.S. says is the Chinese large-scale aerial surveillance program.

The U.S. briefly closed the airspace over Lake Michigan on Sunday or after it was done over Montana on Saturday night. In a statement, Senator Steve Daines of Montana slammed the Biden administration for its "lack of communication" in connection with the closing of Montana airspace and the recent shoot-downs.

"The top priority should be the safety and security of the people of the United States and keeping the American people informed is a key part of fulfilling that duty," Daines noted.

"President Biden owes Montanans and the country an immediate and full explanation. Without information, the public and media are left to rely on leaks, speculation and worst off all disinformation from foreign governments," he added.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a pre-planned trip to China after the first Chinese spy balloon was shot down. Aside from the U.S., Chinese spy balloons were also reportedly seen near Taiwan, Japan, and India in the past couple of years. Analysts say the surveillance crafts are part of China's "lighter than air" surveillance balloon program.

China earlier claimed that the balloon was just a weather research "airship" that was blown off course, which the Pentagon has rejected. The Pentagon also rejected China's contention that the balloon was a civilian device not being used for surveillance and had limited navigational ability.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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